Labor force, female, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2268 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in OECD members, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.2268 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.2268 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1903 units per person, in 1990.
That places OECD members 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1903 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1918 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1922 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1915 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.194 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1951 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1964 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1982 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1987 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1998 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2008 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2017 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2028 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2032 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2049 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2067 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2076 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2089 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2103 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2107 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2113 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2128 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2134 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2136 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2143 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2155 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2169 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2184 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2203 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2153 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2188 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2222 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2254 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2267 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2268 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1948 units per person | 0.1903 units per person | 0.1998 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2047 units per person | 0.2004 units per person | 0.2103 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2147 units per person | 0.2107 units per person | 0.2203 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2225 units per person | 0.2153 units per person | 0.2268 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 5 Cambodia 0.2826 units per person compare
- 6 Iceland 0.2818 units per person compare
- 7 New Zealand 0.2748 units per person compare
- 8 Estonia 0.2744 units per person compare
- 9 Viet Nam 0.2741 units per person compare
- 10 Singapore 0.271 units per person compare
- 11 Netherlands 0.2698 units per person compare
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.3% (2015)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 105.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in OECD members?
- Labor force, female, per capita in OECD members was 0.2268 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2268 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1903 units per person in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.